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Doug Moe: Tough New Yorker had soft spot for Madison

When Vinnie Ferguson  died last month in New York, at 76, his obituary, and the news stories prompted by his past prominence as a boxer, all mentioned the NCAA boxing championship Ferguson won in Madison in April 1956. Ferguson won the individual title at 156 pounds, and the Badgers also won the team championship, their eighth and final title.